thriftedghost's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

i hated just about every part of this book, and would have dnf’d if it weren’t for a book club. all the “case files” truly read like the reddit creepypasta they were based off of, and not in a good way. i didn’t find the therapist believable or likable, and mostly felt this book did more harm to people with mental disorders than anything else.

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shesflippinpages's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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moonylovesstars's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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princessgingy02's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Honestly, this is way more than a 5 star for me. I don’t remember exactly where I heard about this title but it’s been on my Amazon wishlist for months. Finally, I caved and read it on KU. I read this entire book in under 4 hours and not once did I understand where it was going. There are so many twists and turns and it’s so confusing. But the author is amazing at making it an enjoyable journey. 

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calhudak's review

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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authormelissameyer's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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freckles_13's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

What in God’s name did I just read.

I know it’s fiction but by god, I don’t think I’ve read a book like this that is such a car-crash of a book. It’s so far fetched, so confusing, and just downright weird how the book is presented and laid out. It’s hard to follow and at times doesn’t even make sense.

As someone whose studied psychology, I usually let a lot of misconceptions slide about psychology and therapy and how it all works, but I was in pain reading this - i understand it’s supposed to be a quick, short, dark read but it was just so outrageously incorrect, so bad that I just couldn’t believe what I was reading. 

The only reason it even got a rating from me because it make me laugh so hard due to it being so far fetched and unreal that I could do nothing but laugh at it. 

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brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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dalmavatai's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is definitely a crazy, off-the-rails horror book - it's not attempting to be realistic at all. I also don't think the characters are meant to be fleshed out because the book itself is so short, and it's also not super well-written, so if you're looking for good writing, this is not it. 

However, I still really enjoyed it! It was super twisty, and I think all of the twists took me by surprise because they were so crazy. I loved how interconnected the patient files were and how each of the endings surprised the hell out of me! This author is not particularly skilled at characterization or writing, but they sure as hell know how to write twists. 

The ending was also pretty off-the-rails and I liked how everything came together, although I did feel that all the connections were perhaps a bit too convenient. The very end was a bit of a cliffhanger in terms of what happens to Dr Harper, which really makes me want to pick up the sequel, but I'll probably wait a bit before I do because the amount of off-the-rails plot packed into this book was enough for me for a while. 

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